Oven



Aug. 9, 1949,

OVEN

Filed Jan. l1, 1946 alli d y ,2f 4. 4 C if 4.7 3 N s e 4N 2 1 VENTO T KM@ ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 9,1949

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VRoy Dalit-ord, San'Fran'cisco, (ailif. f npplieationuanuary 11, 1946, vserial-No.siones '.2 Claims. (Cl. 126-19) 1 v flfaisinvention-rela-.test0-irriprovmentsin-'evens .fforfseokinelstovesr ranees- Anzebiect 0f my :invention iiszto prov-ide @reveil .oven .for soaking lstares embedyirie a 1a-rse @treatment V.whichis-.antt 1e 0f beine eenv. ted fintordnnlex @vens dented for-independent use Anotheriobiectefmv entonstonrovidefan improged @oyenl structure :forcooking stoves .or franeesaemb odyinean Onenasnaee :9i asile Capable `attaccoramodatinglargetoasting.sans;'enslwtlieh mayberreadly ...conventediinto small fha-1i 4sire duplex ovens.; adapted fon-independent use em.- ployingidentical orwldely diiering temperatures, thereby permitting the simultaneous cooking of foods requiringthe samerorvaryii'ig degrees of heat. Y

A Ifurther object of my invention lis to. provide a novel oven structure having two'independertly operable doorsfor cl'osing'ithe fron-t openings of twoqadjacent cooking compartments which may sel-Mes orgwiillurbe specicallypointed outinstlfie description of my invention which is to follow.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a top plan view of an oven structure embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the oven structure showing one of the doors in an open position;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line Y3---3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken on the line lf-ll of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the locking bar used in securing the two doors together; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of portions of the two doors in connected together positions.

Referring to the drawings the numeral l' designates a rectangular insulated enclosure having a longitudinal front opening. The opposite sides of the enclosure are formed with horizontally disposed pairs of projecting ribs 2 for supporting the usual oven shelves (not shown). Removably supported in suitable guide means formed on the top and bottom sides of the enclosure is a removable insulated partition 3 which is arranged in a ver tical position substantially midway between the f opposite side walls of the enclosure. The parti-- tion 3 divides the interior of the enclosure into two compartments of substantially equal size and shape, both open at their front ends. The partition is provided on its opposite sides with projecting ribs 14 which are horizontally-arrangedin positions .corresponding ,to the relative positions ofthe ribs2.onftl1. e sides .ofdthegenclosune @The yribs/2 .and 4 areiarranged .to s1 11.ipc rtV shelyessof suitable shape and size iii-each .o f theoven--com- .partments, in the .usualmannen .Willentnepar- Ltition 'is Y .positioned .fthe V,.enclofsure, Tthe 1inv@ .compartments liormedat .opposite sides.thereof may-be used independently. @airone another to-lcoelf. or heatoodproducts .requiring the usent-identivdal .orgyvidely .different degrees .of heat.` .Tr-hepar- 'titiort `.lne-.ine Vj.Suite101-yinsulated, will prevent any appreeiafble ,transtenof heatff-rom .one vlouent-:om- Jpartiti-,ent ,to .thepther -while either vorrboth are At .thellbottomrofeach.compartment is alongi- @tudinally-disposed .shallow heatinsrarea which :is prefierablysdividedpbyia-vertical metal-zpartitions 2 .fintoatwo smaller. areas .which underlie `the .wencompartments- In eehof the smal-lesmating areas is positioned a burner whiehis-connected in the usual manner to a.,s0u-rcefof -.fuel. y L Ifhe :burners salte Veach 4associatedwith- -fuel conitrols of .the A`uslral kind for. regulating the flow of :fnelaliereto. when .only-one of Lthe bur-ners a6 1is'-z-in-loperaiien the fever-1empartmentdrectlv thereabove will be heated in the usual manner, and at the same time suicient heat will be transmitted'to the other oven compartment through the metal partition 5 to permit its use as a warming oven.

. v When the space inside the enclosure is used as a large oven capable off accommodating large roasting pans the partition 3 is removed, thereby permitting one or more longitudinal shelves to beY supported by the ribs 2 in horizontal positions.

Positioned at the front of the enclosure and arranged to close the front openings of the two compartments are hinged insulated doors 1, each adapted for independent operation. Preferably, although not necessarily, each door is mounted for vertical pivotal movement about a horizontal pivot, The inner vertical edges of the doors abut the front end of the partition 3, and similarly, the upper and outer edges of each door engages with the top and sides of the enclosure, respectively, thereby completely -closing the iront openings of the compartments. The inner edges of the two doors 'Iv are in spaced relation, thereby permitting each door to lbe used independently of the other when the duplex ovens or either of them is in use. A

When the partition 3 is removed and the interior of the enclosure is used as a single large oven, the doors 1 are secured together and operate as a unit. Sc as to seal the vertical space lbetween the inner adjacent edges of the two doors 'l a locking bar or plate 8, having its lower end formed with outwardly protruding fianges il, is placed against the inner sides of the doors and across the intervening space. The outwardly protruding anges 9 of a locking bar 8 engage with slots IU formed in the inner side of a door 1 thereby securing the lower end of the bar to both doors. The upper end of the locking bar 8 is provided with an outwardly protruding member Il which extends through the intervening space separating the doors. The outer end of the protruding member Il is formed with a horizontal curved member l 2 which engages with two spaced handles I3 secured in adjacent positions to the upper free ends of the two doors. The handles when connected to each other by the curved member l2 of the locking 'bar are operable as a unit, and with the upper and lower ends of the doors securely joined together they may be opened and closed as a unit to control the longitudinal opening at the front of the enclosure. The locking par prevents the inflow of cold air into the interior of the enclosure through the intervening f space between the doors.

The provision of duplex oven compartments which may be conveniently converted into a single oven of large capacity makes it possible to provide a stove having considerably less depth than those now in use. Such an advantage permits the use of stoves equipped with my improved oven structure to occupy less kitchen space.

The bottom of the enclosure I is provided at its side and front edges with openings i4 for the movement of heated air from the burners 6 into the oven compartments. Suitable outlets (not shown) of the usual kind are provided for the escape of the gases of combustion from the areas where the burners are housed. A number of outlets l5 allow the fumes to escape from the oven compartments.

What I claim is: Y

1. In an oven structurefor cooking stoves, an elongated enclosure `having an opening at one o'f its longer sides, a partition removably positioned in the enclosure for dividing the interior of the 4 enclosure transversely into two adjacent open compartments of substantially equal areas, independently operable duplex doors arranged in spaced relationship side by side and positioned to close the openings in the compartments, and a locking bar extending longitudinally across the intervening space between the doors and having means connectible to both doors, whereby the doors may be operated as a unit to control the opening in the enclosureewhen the partition is removed, y

2. In an oven structure for cooking stoves, an elongated enclosure having a front opening at one of its longer sides, a partition removably posi- Vtioned in th-e enclosure for dividing the interior of therenclosure into two oven compartments, both open at their front ends, a hinged door controlling the opening of each oven compartment, the said doors being larranged for pivotal movement about substantially horizontal axes and being also arranged inadjacent but spaced relationship, a handle on each door, the said handles being positioned adjacent one another, and a locking bar extending longitudinally across the intervening space between the doors and having means connectible to the doors, whereby the two doors may be operated as a unit to control the opening in the enclosure Whenthe partition is removed, the said locking bar having an out- Wardly disposed extension extending through the intervening space between the doors and engaging both door handles to hold them in locked relationship with respect to each other.

ROY E. DANFORD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the i'lle of this patent:

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